The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-05
CLINE AND CROP.
The Signal Office Bulletin for the Past
Week.


Week.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Following is the
weather and crop bulletin of the signal of
flee for the week ending Sept. 3:
During the week ending Sept the
weather has been colder than usual in the
lake region, Ohio valley. Southern and At
lantic States, and unusually cold from
Maryland southwark to Georgia and
Alabama. In the tobacco region of
Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina the
daily average temperature ranged from g.
to . below the normal In the corn region
west of the Mississippi river the
temperature has been normal or slightly
above. The daily average temperature
for the season from Jan. | to Sept. very
generally differs less than / from normal
in all the districts, excepting that for
Missouri and from Central Dakota south
ward. Over the western portions OF Ne
braska and Kansas it varies from Il TO .
above the normal, and along the South
Carolina and Georgia coasts from to .
below, and along Lake Superior from y to
3 below.
THE RAINFALL,
During the week the rainfall has been
slightly in excess from Eastern Texas
northward to the Missouri valley. In Flor
ida and the upper portion of the Mississippi
valley, and in other sections, there has been
slight deficiency, amounting to about one
inch in the South Atlantic and Middle At
lantic States. The deficiency for the sea-
son continues large in the Lower Mississippi
valley, and portions of Illinois and Iowa, ex-
ceeding ten inches. Over 100 per
cent. of the usual amount of
rain fell in the past month from Eastern
Texas northward to the Missouri valley, in
the northern portion of Illinois, southern
portion of Wisconsin, and from Western
Virginia to Northeastern Georgia. Less
than 50 per cent. of the usual rainfall has
been reported from the lower Mississippi
valley, Central Alabama, Southern Illinois
and the greater portion of Ohio. Frosts
occurred in Central Michigon Aug SO and
81.
MEMPHIS COTTON BELT
MEMPHIS, Sept. 4-The regular monthly
cotton crop report for the Memphis district,
which embraces West Tennessee. North Mis-
sissippi, North Arkansas and North Ala
bama, to be published tomorrow by Hill,
Fontane & Co., will say: 1.-THE hattering
prospects which were shown in our July
report have been dispelled. Drought has
prevailed in all four States, extend
ing from the middle of July up
to the present, and the result has
been most disastrous to the cotton crop.
What promised six weeks ago to be the
largest yield ever known within the dis
trict has been cut short by drought, rust
and worms to below an average crop, and
i'll many sections the yield viii fall far short
of last year. This is particularly true of
Tennessee and portions of Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama. 1t is only 25 per
cent, making the average for the district
of 30$4 per cent The great damage that
has been sustained is best shown when it is
stated that there is raised annually within
the Memphis district | $50, 900 bales of cot
ton, and the promised yield is cut short 415,-
600 bales alone within this dis
trict Picking has commenced in
every section and will be general throughout
the district by Sept. TO- The season is fully
two weeks earlier, which, together with
premature opening of the bolls, was caused
by the drought The receipts up to date
are largely in excess of any previous year
Corn has suffered, but not to the extent of
cotton. Good crops are reported from Mis-
sissippi and Alabama, while the yield in
Arkansas and Tennessee is only average.